www.welcomehomergv.com • •CONNECTION! • December 13, 2017 RECIPE Check out this week’s listings of Executive Chef Bettina Tolin shares what’s happening in the RGV! her warm soup with a kick to enjoy!
FORE! GOLFING IN THE RGV!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
This week features Mission’s #1 attraction - Shary Municipal Golf Course!
Welcome Home See details on page 10.
See calendar starting on page 25.
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WINTER TEXAN
VOLUME 3 • ISSUE 9 • December 13, 2017
• • • your official connection to the rio grande valley • • •
WINTER TEXANS MAKE MEMORIES AT FIRST ANNUAL HOMECOMING! ‘Tis the Season for
Special to Welcome Home RGV
Great fun was had by all who came out for our first annual Welcome Home RGV Winter Texan Homecoming! Over 250 Winter Texans from across the Rio Grande Valley attended the event, held Tuesday, December 5, at Riverside Club in Mission. We had live music performed by Curt James. We danced, we ate, and we all had a great time! We asked the crowd if they thought this should become an annual event, and the response was an overwhelming YES!
to our
2018 Winter Texan Homecoming
King and Queen
Louis and Chari Heldenbrand Winter Ranch RV Resort, Alamo
So why a Homecoming? Well, our team thought long and hard about what we would like to do or introduce this season. We KNOW you are all proud of being Winter Texans, and we know you are also proud of your home states, so we thought we’d welcome you home with a mix of both. Attendees were encouraged to wear your home-state attire, and we had representation from across the country and Canada! If you google ‘definition of Homecoming,’ this is what you might find: the act of returning to your home or to a place that is like your home. We know you consider the Rio Grande Valley your home away from home, so no better theme for a party than a Homecoming! Homecoming in Texas is a big deal. Thus, we thought we’d make it a big deal for all of you, and we even
WINTER TEXAN HOMECOMING CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 >>
Fun N Sun Giving Special to Welcome Home RGV
The Christmas Season is a special
time of year, a time of giving. We give for many reasons--mostly for the sheer joy of it. And at Fun N Sun, we take that to heart. Our Fun N Sun community gives all year long and in so many ways. Here are just some of the giving projects involving our folks at Fun N Sun: • Honey Bees Quilting Group: This group works all year on quilts for our veterans, presented at a special celebration; they make pillowcases and quilts for the children at Sunny Glen Children’s Home and other items for nursing homes, Fisher House, Homeless Shelters, and other places in need. • Toys for Tots: Our community makes over 400 toys that are donated to FUN N SUN GIVING CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 >>
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR 2017-2018 SEASON SPONSORS